Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands: An Identification Guide, 2nd Edition

Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands: An Identification Guide, 2nd Edition
Andy Swash (Author), Rob Still (Author)
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This simple-to-use, pocket-size volume offers a comprehensive guide to the unique wildlife of the Galápagos, encompassing all the birds, mammals, and reptiles a visitor to these extraordinary islands might encounter. The second edition corrects and amends plates and text, as well as adds six new photos of the whales.
Reviews of the first edition: 
 AThe essential field companion for Galápagos visitors.”AThe Quarterly Review of Biology
 "I cannot conceive anyone going to the Galápagos without [this book] in hand." ANoble S. Proctor

• Rank: #23964 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.99" h x .47" w x 7.64" l, .72 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

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This simple-to-use, pocket-size volume offers a comprehensive guide to the unique wildlife of the Galapagos, encompassing all the birds, mammals, and reptiles a visitor to these extraordinary islands might encounter. The second edition corrects and amends plates and text, as well as adds six new photos of the whales. Reviews of the first edition: The essential field companion for Galapagos visitors. The Quarterly Review of Biology "I cannot conceive anyone going to the Galapagos without [this book] in hand." Noble S. Proctor

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Categories: Mammals, Reptiles, Mammals. Contributors: Andy Swash - Author. Format: Paperback

Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City

Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City
Leslie Day (Author), Mark A. Klingler (Illustrator), Michael R. Bloomberg (Foreword)
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New York just might be the most biologically diverse city in temperate America. The five boroughs sit atop one of the most naturally rich sites in North America, directly under the Atlantic migratory flyway, at the mouth of a 300-mile-long river, and on three islands—Manhattan, Staten, and Long.

Leslie Day, a New York City naturalist, reveals this amazing world in her Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. Combining the stunning paintings of Mark A. Klingler with a variety of photographs and maps, this book is a complete guide for the urban naturalist—with tips on identifying the city's flora and fauna and maps showing the nearest subway stop.

Here is your personal guide to the real wild side of America’s largest city. Throw it in your backpack, hop on the subway, and explore.

• Rank: #420470 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.27" h x .79" w x 5.24" l, 1.45 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 356 pages

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New York just might be the most biologically diverse city in temperate America. The five boroughs sit atop one of the most naturally rich sites in North America, directly under the Atlantic migratory flyway, at the mouth of a 300-mile-long river, and on three islands--Manhattan, Staten, and Long. Leslie Day, a New York City naturalist, reveals this amazing world in her "Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City." Combining the stunning paintings of Mark A. Klingler with a variety of photographs and maps, this book is a complete guide for the urban naturalist--with tips on identifying the city''s flora and fauna and maps showing the nearest subway stop.Here is your personal guide to the "real" wild side of America''s largest city. Throw it in your backpack, hop on the subway, and explore.

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Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City , ISBN-13: 9780801886829, ISBN-10: 0801886821

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New York just might be the most biologically diverse city in temperate America. The five boroughs sit atop one of the most naturally rich sites in North America, directly under the Atlantic migratory flyway, at the mouth of a 300-mile-long river, and on three islands--Manhattan, Staten, and Long. Leslie Day, a New York City naturalist, reveals this amazing world in her "Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City." Combining the stunning paintings of Mark A. Klingler with a variety of photographs and maps, this book is a complete guide for the urban naturalist--with tips on identifying the city''s flora and fauna and maps showing the nearest subway stop.Here is your personal guide to the "real" wild side of America''s largest city. Throw it in your backpack, hop on the subway, and explore.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest
Peter Alden (Author), Dennis Paulson (Author)
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Filled with concise descriptions and stunning photographs, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest belongs in the home of every Pacific Northwest resident and in the suitcase or backpack of every visitor. This compact volume contains:

An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the region's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more;

A complete overview of the Pacific Northwest's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns and night sky;

An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others.

The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.

For everyone who lives or spends time in Washington or Oregon, there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest.

• Rank: #32925 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05-26
• Released on: 1998-05-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.62" h x .78" w x 3.96" l, 1.00 pounds
• Binding: Vinyl Bound
• 448 pages

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National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest, ISBN-13: 9780679446798, ISBN-10: 0679446796

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